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FInished all the rear suspension bushings with whiteline. Hubs and arms. Subframe / diff is next. Special thanks to JasonZ-YA for his posts detailing the part numbers and diameter tubing needed. My HF press got a good workout.
Harrys lap timer, works really well.
I have it hooked up to a bluetooth gps antenna to make it as accurate as the "higher end" range of less capable timers. Also bluetooth OBD data. Best part about it is everyone at the track uses this app so its great for comparisons. And it hooks up to your gopro via wifi. Really great tool and fun to play with.
Front calipers are all used up. Rebuilt with new OEM seals. Was using Racing brake seals, cooked two sets so far. Great costumer service but I cannot quantify the benefit for me over OEM. This is the third rebuild now. Will rebuild the rears for the first time next week.
Hawk DTC-70 / 60 well used up.
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SPL Solid subframe bushings going in! At the point where i am putting the Z back together. Spring is on the way.
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BC type ER!
I have always been a track "name brand" kinda guy with my previous builds. But really couldn't justify KW clubsports this time around. Considering this car is just for fun, I gave BC a try. They also have some great reviews around, so why not try something new to me.
So far customer service has been top notch. These are made to order to my spec 12k front 8k rear. Valved to match. I am keeping the 245 tires for the immediate future.
Install was straight forward. Needs alignment badly.
Will post up impressions ect next month. Still 3ft of snow on the ground here.
Are you cooking the main seal or just the outer dust shield
Caliper piston dust shields were all toasted front and rear. Main seals were hard and on their way out. I am making a habit of rebuilding at minimum every year. Inspection more frequent. Most likley replace after 4-5 events to be safe.
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New season! Back to the home track NJMP did lightning and thunderbolt. It was snowing on Sat! Weather on the east coast has been crazy.
Started to get the new suspension dialed in. Yea can really feel the changes on track, its not overly sprung at all. Feels stiff but still very compliant over curbs. Car feels more neutral to me, before it was borderline too much oversteer. Throttle steer with much more ease now.
New PR at thunderbolt! 1:40.3 starting to get close to respectable lap times. Njmp season opener by mhulbrock, on Flickr
Here are some laps from thunderbolt
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Got on limerock sat. Weather was absolutely PERFECT!
1.07.21 best lap time. Need to work on that.
BCs really are a great setup for the weekend warrior, the changes are very noticeable and the car feels super neutral. Was loose at first on the down hill, a few notches up in the front and the car was totally planed. So far so good!
Tires are all used up, same set still from last season.
Sticking with the tiny 245s for now at least. Going to try out RS3's so we should have some good data rivals vs rs3s now. 2015-04-20 19.01.44 by mhulbrock, on Flickr
01-09-2015, 08:32 AM
Whiteline 350z by mhulbrock, on Flickr
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2015-01-08 23.22.23 by mhulbrock, on Flickr
Bc type er 350z by mhulbrock, on Flickr
Bc type er 350z by mhulbrock, on Flickr
Bc type er 350z by mhulbrock, on Flickr
Bc type er 350z by mhulbrock, on Flickr
Njmp season opener by mhulbrock, on Flickr
2015-04-18 11.25.04 by mhulbrock, on Flickr
2015-04-18 11.19.23 by mhulbrock, on Flickr
2015-04-20 19.01.44 by mhulbrock, on Flickr